Automation Team Lead

Flexera saves customers billions of dollars in wasted technology spend. A pioneer in Hybrid ITAM and FinOps, Flexera provides award-winning, data-oriented SaaS solutions for technology value optimization (TVO), enabling IT, finance, procurement and cloud teams to gain deep insights into cost optimization, compliance and risks for each business service. Flexera One solutions are built on a set of definitive customer, supplier and industry data, powered by our Technology Intelligence Platform, that enables organizations to visualize their Enterprise Technology Blueprint™ in hybrid environments—from on-premises to SaaS to containers to cloud.

We’re transforming the software industry.  We’re Flexera.  With more than 50,000 customers across the world, we’re achieving that goal.  But we know we can’t do any of that without our team.  Ready to help us re-imagine the industry during a time of substantial growth and ambitious plans?  Come and see why we’re consistently recognized by Gartner, Forrester and IDC as a category leader in the marketplace. Learn more at flexera.com

Now part of Flexera, Spot optimizes cloud infrastructure to always be highly available and for the lowest possible cost, we revolutionize the way businesses manage their cloud.

We are looking for a passionate and hands-on Automation Team Lead to join our growing engineering team and drive quality through intelligent automation.

In this critical role, you will be responsible for the quality and efficiency of the Automation tests covering our products and components.

You will be expected to come up with initiatives regarding QA methodology, Automation infrastructure modules, and development processes. Our Java-based and selenium Automated framework covers various aspects of the product, including complex interfaces, data integrity, and advanced business logic.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage and build a small automation team.

• Define and implement a comprehensive test automation strategy for complex services

• Lead the development of automated test code, ensuring they achieve maximum test coverage and efficiency.

• Collaborate with software development leads to identify key areas for automation and prioritize test cases while managing dependencies.

• Mentor and guide test automation engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Track the progress of test automation development, proactively identify and mitigate risks, and implement solutions to meet excellent quality of our products

• Analyze test results, identify bugs, and work with developers to resolve them effectively, ensuring clear communication and timely issue resolution within sprint constraints

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in test automation technologies.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience implementing automated tests for multi-layered products in cloud environment.

• 2+ years as a team leader.

• Academic degree in Computer science or ISTQB or similar certification in testing or quality engineering.

• Experience shipping high-quality software product releases to a production cloud environment (CI/CD)

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and cloud cost management tools.

• Experience with Backend automation, Jenkins, Kubernetes, cloud and container environment

• Excellent team collaboration and communication skills.

• Solid understanding of testing methodologies

• Strong cross-group collaboration and interpersonal skills working with a variety of roles including engineering, product management, and support

• Ability to work in a dynamic multi-task environment.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to ML/AI systems and the challenges of testing dynamic, data-driven applications.

• Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) and performance/load testing (e.g., JMeter, k6).

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Flexera is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will be considered for open roles regardless of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local/national laws, policies and/or regulations.

Flexera understands the value that results from employing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. We recognize that equity necessitates acknowledging past exclusion and that inclusion requires intentional effort. Our DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) council is the driving force behind our commitment to championing policies and practices that foster a welcoming environment for all.